Why Saudi Arabia Is Staying on the Sidelines in the Red Sea Conflict
After years of war with the Houthis, Riyadh is seeking to ensure its security above all else—but peace talks are precarious, and the plan could backfire. Read More Here
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America Can’t Win the Tech Race Alone
Keeping its edge over China will require U.S. investment in innovation abroad. Read More Here
The Next Global War
How today’s regional conflicts resemble the ones that produced World War II. Read More Here
The Red Sea Crisis Proves China Was Ahead of the Curve
The Belt and Road Initiative wasn’t a sinister plot. It was a blueprint for what every nation needs in an age of uncertainty and disruption. Read More Here
What Another Trump-Biden Showdown Means for the World
Parochial politics will drive the outcomes in elections across the world this year—including in the United States. Read More Here
Global foreign direct investment grew 3% in 2023 as recession fears eased
New UNCTAD analysis shows global FDI trends defied earlier expectations but highlights that growth was driven by a few European “conduit” economies and raises concerns about the decline in international investment projects. Read More Here
The hopelessness of Biden’s two-state solution
Even a Saudi push fails to give dormant peace proposal new life as Netanyahu seems content to wait out Biden and deal with Trump. Read More Here
The Foreign Policy Angle in India’s Upcoming National Elections
The BJP has consistently used its foreign policy credentials to bolster its domestic popularity, but the difference is mostly one of style rather than substance. Read More Here
America: the perils of being No 1
For now, the world must cope with an America whose power exceeds its wisdom in an environment where chaos rules. Read More Here
Moody’s reminds China’s pain will be widely shared
China’s slowing growth and unresolved property crisis are putting wider Asia-Pacific at risk as contagion fears spread. Read More Here
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